Resources for Judges & Legal Professionals
This page provides various resources created or gathered by the Office of Children & Families in the Courts. Hardcopies of some resources can be obtained by completing the Material Resources Order Form.
Brochures and Handbook/Guides
Webpages/Links
- Core One: An Attorney’s Introduction to Pennsylvania’s Dependency System
- Family Engagement Initiative
- State Roundtable Workgroup Information
Video Resources
- A Call to Action: A Message from Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer
- Act 91
- An Educational Video for Judges: Dependent Children of Incarcerated Parents
- Comfort Dogs in the Courts
- Creating a Trauma-Informed and Responsive Court
- Defining Normalcy: Exploring Typical Adolescent Behavior Using Evidence-Based Theories and Real Life Experience
- Kinship Care
- Normalcy for Youth in Foster Care
- Pre-Service DVD for Guardians ad Litem and Parent Attorneys
- Seeking Normalcy in Foster Care: A Youth’s Perspective
- Voices of Youth: A Call for Change